Shade and curtain bracket



Jame 12, 1923. I 1 11,458,232

- A. MAIENSCHEIN A SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET 7 Filed, June 20, 1921'Patented dune l2, i923. I

"WET @FTFHCr CARL A. MAIENSCHEIN, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

SHADE Ahl'lD CURTAIN BRACKET.

Application filed June 20, 1921. Serial No. 478,973.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL A. MAIEN- SCHEIN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Evansville, in the county ofVanderburg and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shade and Curtain Brackets, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. p

This invention relates to window shade and curtain brackets and has forits object to provide a bracket of this character that can be readilyapplied to any window, to properly support a window shade and curtain.

It isalso an object of the invention to a provide a shade and curtainbracket of this character embodying a supporting arm with which acurtain holding member is detachably engaged.

It is another object of the invention to provide a bracket of thischaracter embodying a supporting arm to which one end of the curtainholding member is detachably connected, the opposite end of the curtainholding member resting upon the arm.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide a bracket ofthis character embodying a supporting member with which either a curtainholding arm or a curtain rod may be deta'chably connected and supportedat both end portions.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theimproved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter moreparticularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a window shade and curtain bracketconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the shaderoller and curtain rod being shown in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of another form of the invention,

7 Figure 3 is a perspective 'view of the detachable holding membersdisclosed in Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, 5 and 6 designate supporting arms adapted tosupport a shade roller and curtain rod or curtain holding means. As eachsupporting arm is similar in construction, the description of one willsufiice for both.

The supporting arm consists of a strip of material having one endportion extended at right angles to the body portion of the strip toprovide a foot 8 adapted to be secured to a window casing, the oppositeend portion of the strip being extended at right angles and in theopposite direction of the foot 8 to provide a supporting finger 9, saidfinger having a key hole slot 10 provided in its upper surface adjacentthe junction of the finger with the body portion of the strip. Theintermediate porto the length and adapted to be extended through theopening 12 of the arm to connect the member to the arm. The opposite endportion of the member is extended at right angles as at .15 to the armand in the opposite direction to the end portion 14:, then upwardly anddownwardly to provide a finger 16. The remainder of the arm is thenextended substantially in parallel relation asat 17 to the length 13 andthen upwardly as at 18, the last mentioned portions cooperating with thefinger 16 to form a seat for the reception of a convention form ofcurtain rod. It is of course obvious that the seat can be made in anysize desired, according to the diameter of the curtain rod.

The body portion 13 of the length is adapted to be disposed in parallelrelation to and closely adjacent the body portion of the supporting arm,while the portion 15 is extended through the key hole slot 10 anddisposed parallel to the finger 9, thereby positioning the socket memberin ofiset relation to the arm. One of'the curtain holding means isprovided for each of the supporting arms 5 and 6. The holding memberengaged with the arm 6 is constructed similar to the holding member 13,with the exception that the members extend in opposite directions so asto position each of the socket members on the adjacent outer side of thesupporting arms. With this means, a curtain rod of any constructionvmaybe efiiciently supported by the bracket. EIt-vvill ,be notedathat thetoot 8 of the supporting arm 6 extendsltowar'd the foot 8 of thesupporting arm-5 whilethe finger 9 of the-supporting arm (S -extends inthe opposite direction to the finger 9 of the supporting arm 5. I

In connection Witheach ofthesu'pport ing arms 5 and 6, a single curtainrod may be used in place of the holding members.

1 'lhisrodincludestelescopic sections 19 and Q20, theiend portion ofthesection 19 being extended .in angular relation as at 21, .to

i the section 19,. and! then in parallelrelation ,asat 22 to: thesection1-9,'.and.then atright angles to the portion 22 ,as'. at 23, theextremity of said end. beingwextended ;in parallelrelationtothe section19 to, provide .a finger" 24 adapted to p'ass through the opening 12,the portion 23 {being disposed in thenkeyuhole slot 10. The end; portion25 0f thecsection 20 is similar in construc tion to thee'ndportionottheysectionQlQ, .the. finger formed on the end portion ofthesection QO being adaptedv to extend through the opening 412 providodinthe arm 6. By ,this ,novel construction, the telescopic rod is supportedin the-same inannerxas the con- ',ventional iOIITlnOf; curtain rodsupported orego ng, y it will :loe readily .notsonly supporting a shaderolleriinthe ,usualmanner between the end portions of thev arms 5 and 6,but also forsupporting a ciirtainro'd and curtain regardlessof theweight of'the curtain as the supporting "members or ends of'thetelescopic rods are connected-tonneofzthe ends of the arms and supportedor braced by the opposite endsof the a'rrns, so that regardless of the vdistancebeti veen the curtain' and the Win- 'doW casing theris "nodanger of the curtain accidentally falling. In addition.. to

this,-v the length of the 'arms'oandt, may be,

increased to permit the use of we shade rollers if so desired ithoutinterfering With' the Curtain; holding members: y I

' What is claimyis Av bracket of he character described porting arni,one end portionof'said farm being secured to a "supportft'hei opposite e19 1 9 1 ev r cess x en n' t? ,erally thereof, and a curtain' holdingmember confsisting; of fllenjgth' or material having one a portionthereof 'piyoted to the armiadj acent the 'first mentioned end p013'tion of the arm and arranged' for- Vertical" movement ;r elative to'thearn said h'olding" member extending laterally of 'the sec- 7Qond,mentionedend portiono 'f""the arm and through the recess, said,second nientioned end portion of the arm liinitingfmovernentf ofthecurtain holding neinher in 5on6 filirection.

:In testimony whereof I hereunto Q'signature.

CARL A.; AI Nse rNL I

